Emiko Yagumo Movies

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current...

In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their...

In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job.

Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.

Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.

Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is...

Because of her husband’s suicide, a young widow finds herself suddenly cast into a life of solitude, with only her beloved child in her arms....

Japanese silent film from 1929.

The love of an older sister who worked as a geisha but decided to open a bar under the auspices of a millionaire

Japanese silent film from 1928.

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.

Japanese silent film from 1932.

Japanese film from 1933, adapted from Masao Kume's serialized newspaper novel.